After Tarzan's estate is destroyed by Arabs Jane is sold into slavery by a man posing as a friendly scientist. Tarzan develops amnesia after a blow to the head. When he recovers his memory ...
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Title: Tarzan the Tiger (1929)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Frank Merrill | ... | Tarzan / Lord Greystoke | |
| Natalie Kingston | ... | Jane / Lady Jane | |
| Al Ferguson | ... | Albert Werper | |
| Lillian Worth | ... | Queen La of Opar (as Mademoiselle Kithnou) | |
| Paul Panzer | ... | Mohammed Bey | |
| Clive Morgan | ... | Philip Annersley | |
| Sheldon Lewis | ... | Achmet Zek | |
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After Tarzan's estate is destroyed by Arabs Jane is sold into slavery by a man posing as a friendly scientist. Tarzan develops amnesia after a blow to the head. When he recovers his memory (from a later blow) he defeats the villain, recovers the fabulous jewels of Opar, and rescues Jane. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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A sound version of the film was produced as well as the silent version; on this version was heard the first Tarzan yell. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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9 December 1929 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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This is an excellent adaptation of the book, Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar. Frank Merrill's classically handsome features and lithe, muscular body make him a fine Tarzan visually; his vine-swinging and elephant riding are unparalleled in the movies; and the script allows him to be the refined, educated Tarzan of the books, at least intially (until he loses his memory.) This is an exciting serial, full of action and with great sets and scenery. The only question is: why a tiger? But the mistake is a charming one, since it echoes the one ERB himself made in initially putting tigers in Africa himself.